Military Families: Systemic Approach To Military Family
2.1 Introduction to Unit 2
Unit 2 | Systemic Approach to Military Families
In this unit we will review theories of family stress and explore risk and resilience factors as these pertain to military families. We will also provide an overview of family systems perspectives that will include the family life cycle, a brief overview of family therapy approaches (which should be a review from your foundation practice class), and family assessment and engagement techniques. During our live session, we will explore the use of a military-specific genogram and apply it to a veteran family case study.
Students are required to view the video Tools and Techniques for Family Therapy. Although it is not based on one particular family therapy model, the …show more content…
Middle-aged parents (empty nest to retirement): accepting child's independent adult role, letting go of children and couple facing each other, caretaking of elderly parents 8. Aging family members (retirement to death of both spouses): accepting old age, losses
Stressors
Vertical Stressors * Patterns of relating that are intergenerational * Examples: family patterns, myths, secrets, traditions, rituals, legacies
Horizontal Stressors * Anxiety-producing events that occur in families * Examples: accidents, illness, incidents, developmental issues
Strengths and weaknesses occur from the intersection of vertical and horizontal stressors.
(McGoldrick)
A Brief Overview of Family Therapy Approaches
All family therapy approaches are grounded in the systems approach. * Structural (Minuchin) * Cognitive-behavioral (Ellis & Beck) * Experiential (Satir, Whitaker) * Emotionally focused couple therapy (Greenberg & Johnson) * Transgenerational or multigenerational (Bowen) * Postmodern and social constructionist models * Solution focused (deShazer & Berg) * Narrative therapy (White & Epston)
Structural (Minuchin) * Family interactions to understand the structure or organization of the family * Techniques are active, …show more content…
* What systems are affecting the family? * Do you assign homework? * Do you conduct home visits? * Indications and contraindications to provide individual and/or family treatment. * Are you continually checking in regarding the family and therapeutic process? * Are you asking open-ended questions? * When do you ask closed-ended questions and choice questions? Scaling questions? * Whom do you start with in family treatment? * How do you reframe and summarize the presenting problem into a treatment plan (e.g., parents tell that the kid lies, defies, curses, sleeps in parents' bed, and is a "brat")?
You Must Assess For . . . * Domestic violence (i.e., safety) * Child abuse * Risk factors (substance abuse, mental illness, health problems) * Providing resources and referrals
2.4.1 Treating Traumatized Families: The Five Phases
Figley (1988) proposed a five-phase treatment approach to treating traumatized families: * The purpose is to enable the family to function as they would have done were it not for the
Unit 2 | Systemic Approach to Military Families
In this unit we will review theories of family stress and explore risk and resilience factors as these pertain to military families. We will also provide an overview of family systems perspectives that will include the family life cycle, a brief overview of family therapy approaches (which should be a review from your foundation practice class), and family assessment and engagement techniques. During our live session, we will explore the use of a military-specific genogram and apply it to a veteran family case study.
Students are required to view the video Tools and Techniques for Family Therapy. Although it is not based on one particular family therapy model, the …show more content…
Middle-aged parents (empty nest to retirement): accepting child's independent adult role, letting go of children and couple facing each other, caretaking of elderly parents 8. Aging family members (retirement to death of both spouses): accepting old age, losses
Stressors
Vertical Stressors * Patterns of relating that are intergenerational * Examples: family patterns, myths, secrets, traditions, rituals, legacies
Horizontal Stressors * Anxiety-producing events that occur in families * Examples: accidents, illness, incidents, developmental issues
Strengths and weaknesses occur from the intersection of vertical and horizontal stressors.
(McGoldrick)
A Brief Overview of Family Therapy Approaches
All family therapy approaches are grounded in the systems approach. * Structural (Minuchin) * Cognitive-behavioral (Ellis & Beck) * Experiential (Satir, Whitaker) * Emotionally focused couple therapy (Greenberg & Johnson) * Transgenerational or multigenerational (Bowen) * Postmodern and social constructionist models * Solution focused (deShazer & Berg) * Narrative therapy (White & Epston)
Structural (Minuchin) * Family interactions to understand the structure or organization of the family * Techniques are active, …show more content…
* What systems are affecting the family? * Do you assign homework? * Do you conduct home visits? * Indications and contraindications to provide individual and/or family treatment. * Are you continually checking in regarding the family and therapeutic process? * Are you asking open-ended questions? * When do you ask closed-ended questions and choice questions? Scaling questions? * Whom do you start with in family treatment? * How do you reframe and summarize the presenting problem into a treatment plan (e.g., parents tell that the kid lies, defies, curses, sleeps in parents' bed, and is a "brat")?
You Must Assess For . . . * Domestic violence (i.e., safety) * Child abuse * Risk factors (substance abuse, mental illness, health problems) * Providing resources and referrals
2.4.1 Treating Traumatized Families: The Five Phases
Figley (1988) proposed a five-phase treatment approach to treating traumatized families: * The purpose is to enable the family to function as they would have done were it not for the